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The House of Cards Hacker Is the Best Worst Thing About Season 2

Season two of House of Cards has officially been out for a little over 80 hours, meaning you’ve probably already gorged yourself on all thirteen episodes. (WARNING: Some [non-critical] spoilers lie ahead.) The best worst part? An Anonymous-style hacker and his faithful sidekick, Cashew the guinea pig—every single second of which was absolutely, phenomenally over-the-top…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

Every single moment of the Sochi Olympics is documented in minute detail. Here’s how the AP and Getty Images, two of the biggest photo agencies on the scene, get their incredible photos from the Olympics to the United States, faster than you can microwave a bag of popcorn. This past Tuesday in Sochi, American snowboarder…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Snow Tires With Studs That Retract At the Push of a Button

Studded tires are probably the best way to avoid sliding all over the place on slippery, icy roads. But when that layer of snow and ice is gone, they’re not particularly friendly to bare asphalt. Nokian Tyres, though, has developed this concept tire with studs that extend and retract with the push of a button…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Giant Mechanical Earthworm Is Fixing D.C.’s Poop Problem

Washington D.C. is overflowing with crap—and not just the sort spewed in Congress. Rather, its ancient sewage system regularly overflows, sending a literal river of poo into the city’s waterways. Lady Bird is the name of the giant tunneling machine sent to stop it. The Washington Post calls this 443-foot-long beast “the most amazing and…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Why Your Mouse Cursor Is Slanted Instead of Straight

Have you ever wondered why your mouse cursor rests ever so slightly to the left? Chances are, that little arrow on an incline is so ubiquitous that you’ve never even thought twice about its 45-degree angle. As it turns out, there’s a very good reason for it. Or was, anyway, back in a more pixelated…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

How Russia Built a Ship Too Big to Set Sail

Designed to act as the eyes and ears of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, this massive command ship was among Russia’s most ambitious Cold War constructs. Packing cutting edge electronic warfare and communications systems, this enormous ship could have become the monolithic centerpiece of Russia’s navy. So why did it end up rotting away as off-shore…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Great and Secret Salt Heist That Saved the Sochi Olympics

Believe it or not, salt is an incredibly important tool when you’re trying to keep a ski mountain running during a warm spell. Unfortunately, the organizers of the Sochi Games did not believe this fact, and late last week, that oversight almost ruined the Olympics. The Games were saved by a heist of sorts. Four…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Stunning images of the endless buildings and skies of Hong Kong

Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French photographer who loves Hong Kong. These stunning photos are from his latest book, Vertical Horizon, “a deep immersion into the city’s thick atmospheres and a visual record of its wildly diverse built environment.” Some of the buildings seem to go on forever. When I look at them, I feel like…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Live Arvo Pärt Cover by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen is the name employed by Adam Wiltzie (of Stars of the Lid) and composer Dustin O’Halloran when working in tandem. They have, together, committed wonderfully drone-informed explorations of what might be called contemporary classical, except to the extent that so many of its participants welcome the word “classical” with…

Tech News Marc Weidenbaum

The laws of physics turned these pretty ice skaters into ugly derps

Sad and Useless has a collection of ridiculous pictures of figure ice skaters deformed by their crazy pirouettes at Sochi. Look at their beautiful motion getting frozen into a horrible derpy freak show, all thanks to physics. It’s a derp festival! Thank you, physics, for giving us centrifugal forces and inertia. SPLOID is a new…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Which Phone You Should Buy Explained in One Handy Flowchart

There are a ton of phones out there. A lot of options. That’s great, but it can also make for a tough decision. Which one is for you? We’ve got just the flowchart you need. The phone landscape is always changing, and there are always new phones on the horizon, but at this specific moment…

Tech News Eric Limer and Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Design Of Abba’s Clothing Was Actually A Form Of Tax Evasion

The design of disco supergroup Abba’s stagewear was not just influenced by the sequined needs of being a dancing queen; the design of their clothes was also a form of tax evasion. According to a new book by Björn Ulvaeus, as reported by the Guardian, “the band’s style was influenced in part by laws that…

Tech News Geoff Manaugh

No video can capture the colossal beauty of Arches and Canyonlands

Utah is an outstandingly beautiful monumental state, with some of the most incredible landscapes I’ve ever seen in my life. Monument Valley, the Valley of the Gods, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Capitol Reef, and of course Arches and Canyonlands, which you can see in this timelapse. They look great here but trust me: No videos or…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Maybe This 1/4 Scale Robocop Figure Is Too Realistic

If the recent RoboCop remake has made you extra nostalgic for the original films, this 1:4-scale figure should provide you with all of the fond memories you need. In fact, with 30 points of articulation, and a face painted with a multi-layer technique that even shows veins beneath the skin, from a distance you might…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

If You Use Steam, Valve Might Be Tracking Every Website You Visit

Here’s a fun fact: If you use Steam for your games—let’s face it, you do—there’s a chance Valve’s Anti-Cheat System been taking a look at all the websites you visit and sending a list back to home base. Why? No one knows for sure. The discovery comes by way of SHG_Nackt who claims to have…

Privacy & Security Eric Limer

Inside a World War II Bunker Turned Massive Underground Farm

Last week, we wrote about a project in London that sounds straight up apocalyptic: A massive underground farm inside a 60-year-old bunker, originally built to protect Londoners from Nazi bombs. Now, we have video—and it’s every bit as spooky as you’d think. https://gizmodo.com/londons-newest-farm-is-an-abandoned-bomb-shelter-deep-1515310190 The entrepreneurs behind the project, Zero Carbon Food, uploaded a number of…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

A Revolutionary Night Vision Camera That Lets You See in Full Color

The dark green and black images typically produced by a night vision camera have become synonymous with the technology—to the point where it’s even used in movies any time covert surveillance is implied. But a Japanese company called Komamura has developed a new kind of night vision camera that captures full color footage even when…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

9 Amazing Pieces of Art Sculpted Entirely by 3D Printer

This week, Gizmodo got a peek at some seriously awesome sculptures made entirely by 3D printer at the 3D Printshow. The exhibit, hosted by Adobe and Shapeways, shows how you can create stunning art with nothing more than Photoshop and a 3D printer. And maybe a whole lot of talent, but we’re not sure where…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Just Look How Much Airplane Wings Flex in Crosswinds

Landing in a crosswind can be terrifying, but just watch this video and see how much the wings of a Boeing 767 flex during severe turbulence. It’s… disconcerting. https://jalopnik.com/this-is-your-new-candidate-for-the-most-terrifying-cros-1523572230 The video shows a 767 landing at Birmingham Airport in the UK this past week, during the recent storms that hit the country. Crosswinds reached 35…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

A Co-Pilot Just Hijacked His Own Plane to Seek Asylum

As emigration plans go, this one was at least ambitious: a co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Italy hijacked his own plane this morning to try and seek asylum in Switzerland. According to local police, the co-pilot locked the cockpit door when the pilot of the airplane was in the bathroom, and then took…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The House of Cards Hacker Is the Best Worst Thing About Season 2

The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

Snow Tires With Studs That Retract At the Push of a Button

This Giant Mechanical Earthworm Is Fixing D.C.’s Poop Problem

Why Your Mouse Cursor Is Slanted Instead of Straight

How Russia Built a Ship Too Big to Set Sail

The Great and Secret Salt Heist That Saved the Sochi Olympics

Stunning images of the endless buildings and skies of Hong Kong

Live Arvo Pärt Cover by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

The laws of physics turned these pretty ice skaters into ugly derps

Which Phone You Should Buy Explained in One Handy Flowchart

The Design Of Abba’s Clothing Was Actually A Form Of Tax Evasion

No video can capture the colossal beauty of Arches and Canyonlands

Maybe This 1/4 Scale Robocop Figure Is Too Realistic

If You Use Steam, Valve Might Be Tracking Every Website You Visit

Inside a World War II Bunker Turned Massive Underground Farm

A Revolutionary Night Vision Camera That Lets You See in Full Color

9 Amazing Pieces of Art Sculpted Entirely by 3D Printer

Just Look How Much Airplane Wings Flex in Crosswinds

A Co-Pilot Just Hijacked His Own Plane to Seek Asylum

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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